Giuseppe Persiani
Composer
1799 – 1869
Who was Giuseppe Persiani?
Giuseppe Persiani was an Italian opera composer.
Persiani was born in Recanati. He wrote his first opera - one of 11 - in 1826 but, after his marriage to the soprano Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani, who was to become a significant singer in her time, he devoted much of his efforts to supporting her career. He worked in a variety of opera genres including opera buffa and wrote an oratorio named Abigaille and featuring the same character as in the popular Verdi opera, Nabucco. He was noted for his ability to effectively combine music and drama as well as florid decoration.
His best-known opera, Inês de Castro, from a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, was created in 1835 for the celebrated mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran, who sang the role of the 14th-century Portuguese queen of the same name. The opera was first presented at La Scala in January 1837 but by that time, Malibran had died. After some revisions to tailor the role for his wife, the opera was presented in Paris in 1839.
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- Born
- Sep 11, 1799
Italy - Also known as
- Persiani, Giuseppe
- Nationality
- Italy
- Died
- Aug 13, 1869
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on July 23, 2013
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